The National Geographic Magazine
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Kodachrome by Luis Marden
Terra Cotta Rooftops Blanket Bogota, Colombia's Capital
Verdure-clad mountains fringe the vast level expanse, 8,660 feet above sea level. The funicular railway,
imported from Switzerland, leads to the summit of Monserrate, mecca for sight-seers and pilgrims, nearly a thou
sand feet above the plateau. The last part of the journey to the top is through a tunnel blasted out of rock.
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